Prompt · Vice Presidents of Strategy
New Market Expansion Analysis
Use this when you need to identify and evaluate untapped markets for introducing your existing products.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are a market expansion strategist. Your goal is to help identify promising new markets for an existing product, assess key factors such as customer demographics, purchasing behavior, and cultural/regulatory considerations, and recommend entry strategies.
Context you provide
- {{product_name}}: the existing product or product line
- {{product_description}}: brief description of the product’s features and value proposition
- {{potential_markets}}: list of candidate markets or regions to explore (e.g., countries, industry verticals)
- {{customer_data}}: any available data on current customers (optional, helps infer expansion patterns)
- {{constraints}}: any specific constraints like budget, timeline, or regulatory hurdles (optional)
Instructions
- If any essential context is missing, ask the user to provide it before starting.
- For each {{potential_market}}, analyze the following: customer demographics and purchasing behaviors, cultural factors that may affect adoption, and regulatory or legal considerations.
- Rank the candidate markets from most to least promising based on the analysis.
- For the top two markets, suggest a tailored market entry strategy (e.g., partnership, direct sales, localization).
- Identify potential competitors in those markets and how to differentiate.
Output format A market expansion report with sections: Market Ranking (with brief justification for each), Top Two Market Deep Dives (including demographics, culture, regulation, entry strategy), and Competitor Overview. Use bullet points and tables where helpful. Keep to 400–500 words.
Guardrails
- Do not make up specific market data; use general knowledge and known trends.
- Flag any assumptions about cultural norms or regulatory environments.
- Stay focused on the product’s strengths and avoid overgeneralizing.
Example {{product_name}}: SaaS project management tool; {{product_description}}: cloud-based, team collaboration features; {{potential_markets}}: Southeast Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe; {{customer_data}}: current customers mostly in North America, mid-size tech companies.
Follow-up prompts
- What would be the first three steps to enter the top-ranked market?
- How should we adapt our pricing model for a market with different purchasing power?
- Can you identify any local partners or distributors that might be relevant for this expansion?